December 2019 – Capital Outlook

Gilliam decides against being chief of TPD

December 31, 2019

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Antonio Gilliam isn’t coming to Tallahassee after all as its new police chief. A dispute over the length of his contract, the language and the possibility that he might not have autonomy in shaping his command staff were enough concern for Gilliam to

‘Sense of place project’ brings change to South City

December 31, 2019

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Construction that the city has labeled “a sense of place project” is well underway on Tallahassee’s Southside. The project, which includes installing sidewalks, clearing a creek and street resurfacing, will make for better public safety in the area, said City Manager Reese Goad.

Attorney Ben Crump talks new book, ‘Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People’

December 31, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Famed Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump has written a new book that examines the troubling history of environmental racism in America. “Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People,” the 272-page book that’s already a top seller on Amazon.com in the category

Bill Cosby denied appeal, but other avenues to freedom remain

December 31, 2019

By Zak Goldstein Special to NNPA Newswire @ZakTGoldstein EDITOR’S NOTE: Bill Cosby, who in 2018 was convicted and sentenced to prison on aggravated indecent assault charges, has lost his bid for an appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Zak Goldstein, an attorney who specializes in criminal defense appeals in Pennsylvania,

Congress passes FUTURE Act to help fund HBCUs, MSIs

December 31, 2019

Special to the Outlook WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Al Lawson recently joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress for the enrollment signing of H.R. 2486, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent Using Resources for Education Act. The bipartisan proposal would make permanent $255 million in annual funding for

FSU medical school draws warning

December 30, 2019

Christine Sexton New Service of Florida Florida State University’s medical school has received a warning from the organization responsible for accrediting medical schools across the United States and Canada. The warning said the FSU College of Medicine has failed to meet standards that, if not corrected within the next one

Statewide grand jury slams ‘systemic’ school safety issues

December 30, 2019

By Ana Ceballos News Service of Florida A statewide grand jury has issued a report painting a dire picture of how Florida school districts are implementing security measures passed in response to a mass shooting at a Broward County high school nearly two years ago. In an 18-page report released

No quick fix on Pensacola shooting ‘loophole’

December 30, 2019

By Jim Turner News Service of Florida State officials aren’t finding an easy fix to a federal “loophole” a Saudi national used in obtaining a Florida hunting license and legally buying a handgun before killing three people last week at a Pensacola naval base. Members of the Florida Fish and

Panel grapples with physician mental health

December 30, 2019

By Christine Sexton News Service of Florida ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — A state licensing board continues to grapple with how best to address mental-health issues and substance abuse among medical students and physicians across Florida. A Florida Board of Medicine subcommittee two weeks ago agreed to reduce a look-back period for

Reparations: America’s unfinished business

December 30, 2019

Dr. E. Faye Williams Whenever Black people bring up the subject of White Americans acting to cure years of discriminatory acts against Black people when our ancestors were forced to work without compensation, they usually pivot to the term “reverse discrimination” or they question whether reparations would be constitutional. My